Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

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which would be fair and reasonable, we
append the following statement respects
ing street lighting in the city of Joliet,
bearing date Sept 8, 1887:
JOLIET, Ill, Sept. 3-After agitating
the subject of street lighting for the past
four or FIVE years the city council, at a
special meeting last September, by vote
of eight to five, decided to have the city
lit by electricity. The bid of the Ameri
can Electric Light company was accepted
after spirited discussion. the contract
specifying that the company put in a
plant and maintain 100 arc lamps at the
intersection of such streets as the coun
ell may determine The lights are to cost
$40 IS each per year, ami will be run in
accordance with the moonlight" schedN
ule
All of which is respectfully submitted.
tIENRX c. SCHAFFER, DANIEL CoRLEN.
VIM. EDWARDS. WILLIAM GRAY,
GEO. II. SMMoN. W HOWARD.
Alderman Ferguson moved that the re- |
port be received and filed
Aid. Schroeder, from the sewer COM
mittee explained why the bids on the
Fifth avenue sewer have been rejected,
and new specifications submitted to
the council.
Aid. Shredder moved that the sewer
committee be instructed to advertise for
new proposals by next Tuesday noon and
that the mayor aud committee be author
lied to let the contract to the lowest re-
spOnslbie bidder Motion carried. The
committee was given power to select a
suitable person To supeTintend the work
Aid. Shredder offered resolution to
notify the G.. r. l. & P. r. X Co. to
clean and repair the Twenty-tirst street
sewer from Second avenue north TO the
| river, which Was adopted.
| Aid. Corken offered IA resolution grant,
| ing PERMISSION to c. Stengel to build Il
| private sewer from his residence on
Fourth avenue along Twelfth street to
| connect with the city's main sewer on
| Fifth avenue. Adopted
! Aid. Winter from the street and alley
committee re-sHbmitted the plat of the
South Park addition aud explained why
the plating of Thirty third street should
be vacated. On motion the plat with
| Thirty third street abandoned was adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
Aid ShatTer moved that the clerk be
instructed TO advertise for proposals for
Lighting the streets by electricity, the bids
10 be opened in next regular meeting
Aid, Williamson moved 10 amend some
of the specifications rs to the number of
tower lights. Motion agreed To.
1 ALI lAiITyofpr,, Il ha
resolution:
! Reso3ced, That in making bids, the
bidders are requested to make bids at a
specified price per light for the minimum
number called for. and also state at what
price per light they are prepared to furn-
lsh such additional lights as may be called
for by the council. Resolution adopted.
Aid Howard moved that the bridge
, tender be instructed 10 pass those who
are attending the coming Grand Army
eDcam pment on the island free of toll
Motion carried.
Aid Howard offered the following:
Res0tred, That the mayor, superintend'
eat of waterworks and waterworks com.
mittee be, and are hereby instructed to
p, procure the necessary watcrmains imme-
diatclY for extending the 6 and s incl
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laying OF the pipe be done by the super
Intendent of the waterworks Adopted
AID. Williamson offered an ordinance
requiring The Union Street Railway Gem
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